Potty Training Help!!

Hi there, I am a February 2010 mom who never posts, but I am hoping for some advice from moms who might be in my same situation. My son has been using a potty for a year, and has been completely potty trained for about a month now. However, before bed, he insists that he has to pee anywhere from 6-10 times before he will stay in his bed. He squeezes a few drops out every time, so it's not like he truly doesn't have to go, but I am also not convinced that it's not a stall tactic to avoid bedtime earlier. What would you do to get him to pee once or twice and then go to bed? I don't know if he's just nervous that he will have an accident overnight so he panics and wants to make sure that his bladder is totally empty or what, but it is making bedtime very difficult and very late!

Hi there, I am a February 2010 mom who never posts, but I am hoping for some advice from moms who might be in my same situation. My son has been using a potty for a year, and has been completely potty trained for about a month now. However, before bed, he insists that he has to pee anywhere from 6-10 times before he will stay in his bed. He squeezes a few drops out every time, so it's not like he truly doesn't have to go, but I am also not convinced that it's not a stall tactic to avoid bedtime earlier. What would you do to get him to pee once or twice and then go to bed? I don't know if he's just nervous that he will have an accident overnight so he panics and wants to make sure that his bladder is totally empty or what, but it is making bedtime very difficult and very late!

I'd start by making sure that he doesn't have an infection. Then, if you're sure that there is no medical reason, I'd start applying consequences for getting out of bed. My kids would try to get back out of bed because they liked talking to me and my husband and interacting with us. So, only one of us would follow the child to the bathroom and wouldn't talk to them. I would try as hard as possible to not make it fun. Or, I would take away favorite stuffed animals. Just to name a few of the things that I've done.

Good luck! And please share what ends up helping you. It's always nice to know what works for others.:)

I'd start by making sure that he doesn't have an infection. Then, if you're sure that there is no medical reason, I'd start applying consequences for getting out of bed. My kids would try to get back out of bed because they liked talking to me and my husband and interacting with us. So, only one of us would follow the child to the bathroom and wouldn't talk to them. I would try as hard as possible to not make it fun. Or, I would take away favorite stuffed animals. Just to name a few of the things that I've done.

Good luck! And please share what ends up helping you. It's always nice to know what works for others.:)

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